Show INSPECTING J w. w A CARot H 1 f A d I J Oy Dustin R. R Robinson Contributing Writer Believe it or not Christmas is right around the corner comer Normally Im I'm not in the mood for Christmas Eggnog and a Joyous Yuletide until after Thanksgiving pie That is until I saw a new play Now everywhere everywhere everywhere every every- where I go people ask me why Im I'm loudly humming Deck the H Halls and Frosty the Snowman I Ianswer Ianswer Ianswer answer in two simple words Inspecting Carol Inspecting Carol directed by own Frank Gerrish is a aversion aversion aversion version of A Christmas Carol but with a delightful twist Bad news hits feisty Lithuanian Zorah Bloch director of the tiny Soap Box Theater who is in the middle of putting together her production of A Christmas Carol She is informed that only half of the expected subscribers will come to this years tion Already fighting a tight rehearsal schedule and a restless cast things could not get as bad for Zorah But it goes from bad to worse when she learns that the theaters grant money will not be continued unless it passes an inspection Then one foggy Christmas eve the inspector arrives or so the cast and crew think Wayne Well acre a bumbling and gling actor on a country wide audition tour is unknowingly thrust into the position of writer With only days left until show time the entire production seems to be on the verge of collapse With constant writes re-writes bickering bickering bickering bicker bicker- ing between cast members and pointless questions like why English people cant can't speak English there seems to be no hope for the company And just when it cant can't get any worse the thereal thereal thereal real inspector shows up to give her stamp of approval Nowhere near ready the cast has no choice but to go on What follows is without a doubt the most painfully funny Christmas Carol never shown But far from disliking it the inspector thinks it is the most brilliant rendition ever and the cast and crew of the Soap Box Theatre go on to celebrate a very merry Christmas indeed From strange warm ups involving involving ing phantom lemons to a pit version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen to the ghost of Little Richards past r Inspecting Carol is filled to overflowing overflowing overflowing over over- flowing with holiday laughs and cheer Forget Its It's a Wonderful Life and Christmas Vacation Inspecting Carol has become my new holiday favorite C |